sustainability
Penn State Behrend to Offer New Polymer Engineering and Science Major
Students in the college’s new Polymer Engineering and Science program will learn polymer behavior and use that knowledge to design new, specialized and more sustainable materials.
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Braskem Partners with University for Sustainable Plastic Production Using CO2 Capture and Use
Braskem project is being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago.
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Carbios Produces First Clear Plastic Bottles from Recycled Textile Waste
Carbios’ process, using highly specific enzymes, allows textile waste to be recovered and converted into a high quality grade of PET that is suitable for bottles.
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STF Group Installs Recycling Line Virtually at a Plant in Haiti
In the wake of Covid-19 travel restrictions, STF Group pulls off first ever virtual plastic recycling line installation at the Lavergne plant in Haiti.
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Nova Chemicals, Revolution Partner on PCR Use in Plastic Packaging
The PCR will be available as soon as next month to help converters and brand owners achieve their sustainability goals.
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Struktol Achieves a Silver Sustainability Rating with EcoVadis
Struktol has also released its 2019 CSR report Our Sustainability PULSE, now available on its website.
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New Meat Packaging Material Made from Mixed Post-Consumer Plastics
Collaboration among players across the entire value chain work together on this new sustainable material.
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Braskem America and Encina to Collaborate on the Production of Recycled Polypropylene
Braskem will work closely with Encina to develop the necessary logistics, product quality, and certifications for a recycled propylene feedstock that Braskem will use in the production of recycled PP materials.
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Audia Elastomers Develops Thermoplastic Elastomers based on Marine Waste Plastics
The company is working closely with customers to commercially adopt its new marine waste-based TPEs for select end-use applications.
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U.S. PET Bottle Recycling Rate Declines in 2019
The NAPCOR 2019 Recycling Report also reports a 7% increase in the amount of recycled PET (rPET) going back into food and non-food bottles.
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